Version 3 of the COBie standard incorporates 61 different changes and updates grouped into the following four categories.

Ease of Use

• More concise documentation
• Removal of data tables rarely used
• Renaming of data fields and headers to better understand their purpose
• Resorting of headers to better group them
• New “Title Block” section to have all pertinent deliverable information in one place

Modernization

• Removal of personally identifiable information data fields
• Replacing “Floor” data table with “Level” data table to accommodate infrastructure projects
• Support for JSON format for machine-to-machine exchanges

Capabilities

• Adding new “PartOf“ data field on asset data tables to better understand relationships
• Adding data fields that accommodate classifying and geo-locating projects better
• Adding a new “SpaceType” data table to better organize spaces

Workflow

• Adding data tables to better document the activities of a facility (especially useful for handover between owners)
• New “Package”, “Event”, and “Risk” data tables to go along with the existing “Job” data table